At the intersection of performance, visual and digital arts, HYPER_ explores the limits of perception. By shifting the dimensionality of the live body in relationship to the immersive screen Hyper_ moves between 2D and 3D representations of corporeality. HYPER_ inherently becomes a site for expanded choreography where virtual bodies, cyber dancers and the contemporary reinterpretation of everyday gestures converge. The performer’s physique is dissected and transformed, disappearing and merging with the stage and screen. Animated by a series of transformations, layered and colorful, the body becomes our dreamscape. HYPER_ deploys an intriguing combination of UV light, 3D glasses for the audience and large video projections on a black scrim to create deliberate perceptual twists and illusions, with lighting design by Hugh Conacher.

The development of this series is generously supported by:The Canada Council for The Arts, Manitoba Arts CouncilThe Winnipeg Arts Council & Video Pool Media Arts Center